Results tagged ‘ Randy Johnson ’

It is hard to believe that it was 20 years ago when I was fortunate enough to be able to photograph my first All Star game. Being one of the few team photographers allowed in the outfield while MLB Photos Chief Rich Pilling set up to do the actual team photos, I was able to pull off this pretty cool image of the two starting pitchers…Los Angeles Dodgers Hideo Nomo and Seattle Mariners Randy Johnson between the team photos.

I consider it an honor to be given both of their permission to do this shot even with being Randy’s photo boss at the Daily Trojan years earlier. Thank you for letting me record your history gentlemen. Congratulations next week to you Randy.

While I was the Chief Photographer at the Daily Trojan, I hired Randy to be a staff photographer in hope of beating the Daily Bruin in football. It didn’t work but I am glad I hired him as he was and is a really good photographer.

In 1991, I followed Orel Hershiser up to Bakersfield to photograph his rehab game and I took this photo of a young Pedro Martinez waving to the ladies in the grandstand.

In 1993 during the Los Angeles Dodgers Friendship tour to Taiwan and Fukuoka, Japan, I took these of Ramon’s younger brother…

The “Great” baseball photographer Mitch Haddad took this photo of me with Randy Johnson in the 90’s.

and I was fortunate enough to catch up with Randy in Arizona thanks to Josh and Derrick for inviting me into say hello and thanks to Jennifer Stewart for taking the photo.

It was great working with and photographing both of you Hall of Famers.

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